Eric Michael Garcia
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
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ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
www.independent.co.uk
I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Lady Gaga being in the show is also Latino culture because we all have that white cousin who can drink tequila and speaks perfect Spanish two years after marrying into the family.
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Lady Gaga being in the show is also Latino culture because we all have that white cousin who can drink tequila and speaks perfect Spanish two years after marrying into the family.
Kasich actually won two elections, which is two more than Kari Lake ever did.
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Kasich actually won two elections, which is two more than Kari Lake ever did.
Somwhere, @bomani-jones.bsky.social is laughing his ass off
i love that for the average american, activism is just watching TV the correct way
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Somwhere, @bomani-jones.bsky.social is laughing his ass off
The President is gaggling soon
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The President is gaggling soon
If you are new to Bad Bunny, you need to check out @beckyhammer.bsky.social's crash course on Benito, Reggaeton, the culture that shaped him and (por supuesto) Perreo
Ooookay here we go. Bad Bunny 101 condensed into six weeks of music, reading material, and perreo
Bad Bunny 101
docs.google.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
If you are new to Bad Bunny, you need to check out @beckyhammer.bsky.social's crash course on Benito, Reggaeton, the culture that shaped him and (por supuesto) Perreo
Is @beckyhammer.bsky.social still alive after that?
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Is @beckyhammer.bsky.social still alive after that?
Folks!!!
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Folks!!!
The same with Dre and Snoop’s love of California and Los Angeles as a whole in their half time show.
Bad Bunny’s beautiful and joyful portrayal of Puerto Rico stands on the shoulders of Kendrick Lamar’s love letter to Compton last year.
Watching the biggest performance in the world become a representation of real people in real, American places is beautiful. #SuperBowl
Watching the biggest performance in the world become a representation of real people in real, American places is beautiful. #SuperBowl
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The same with Dre and Snoop’s love of California and Los Angeles as a whole in their half time show.
Trump doesn’t seem too happy with Bad Bunny.
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Trump doesn’t seem too happy with Bad Bunny.
Lady Gaga is Cuban. We pronounce her name Stefani Hermonatta!
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Lady Gaga is Cuban. We pronounce her name Stefani Hermonatta!
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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If this halftime show doesn’t make Stephen miller wade into the sea
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
If this halftime show doesn’t make Stephen miller wade into the sea
Benito turned it into a party
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Benito turned it into a party
-Ted Nugent and Eric Clapton
-Loretta Lynn
-Johnny Ramone
-Loretta Lynn
-Johnny Ramone
Ok time for another round of discourse: who’s the best conservative artist of the past 75 years?
The whole controversy over Bad Bunny boils down to the simple fact that extreme social conservatism is incapable of producing interesting and compelling art of any kind, and so its adherents must use inferior artists to try to convince themselves that they aren't out of touch.
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
-Ted Nugent and Eric Clapton
-Loretta Lynn
-Johnny Ramone
-Loretta Lynn
-Johnny Ramone
Charlie Puth is great. But nothing will top Whitney Houston's Super Bowl performance of the National Anthem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9b...
Whitney Houston - Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem) - Super Bowl 1991 - 4K REMASTERED
YouTube video by WhitneyandMariahRemasters
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Charlie Puth is great. But nothing will top Whitney Houston's Super Bowl performance of the National Anthem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9b...
What kind of savage has mirepoix in their burger?
A Super Bowl treat - the LX Hammer Burger. Serves 4. $180.
A cheeseburger, bone-in braised beef shank, roasted mirepoix demi-glaze, bleu cheese fondue on a brioche bun.
A cheeseburger, bone-in braised beef shank, roasted mirepoix demi-glaze, bleu cheese fondue on a brioche bun.
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
What kind of savage has mirepoix in their burger?
A temperance movement for betting that says "Hands that touch Draft Kings shall not touch ours."
No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A temperance movement for betting that says "Hands that touch Draft Kings shall not touch ours."
This is so cool!
I owe you an apology, Amber Glenn. I wasn't really familiar with your Magic: The Gathering Game.
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This is so cool!
Good Tsar Bad Boyars
Mike Lawler on Trump's racist apes post: "Whoever created the original meme is an idiot"
February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Good Tsar Bad Boyars
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By late Friday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement saying authorities had received Abreu-Vasquez's medications and that ICE would work to ensure he received them.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
Kidney recipient arrested by ICE in Rochester last week still isn't getting needed medications
The wife of a kidney transplant recipient tells MPR News that four days after his arrest, the man still has not received the medications he needs to keep his body from rejecting the kidney.
www.mprnews.org
February 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
By late Friday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement saying authorities had received Abreu-Vasquez's medications and that ICE would work to ensure he received them.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
Bad Bunny implies the existence of a good bunny.
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Bad Bunny implies the existence of a good bunny.
Good morning to @beckyhammer.bsky.social on this day where all her dreams come true.
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Good morning to @beckyhammer.bsky.social on this day where all her dreams come true.
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Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Raman would immediately pose a formidable challenge to Bass. She was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Seth Trimble will never buy a beer in Chapel Hill ever again.
Seth Trimble hits a three to win it for UNC... or so we thought. They have to clear the court and Duke will have 0.4 left
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Seth Trimble will never buy a beer in Chapel Hill ever again.